The thrilling climax to the Ibis trilogy that began with the
phenomenal Booker-shortlisted Sea of Poppies. It is 1839 and
tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India
following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. With no
resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war. One of
the vessels requisitioned for the attack, the Hind, travels
eastwards from Bengal to China, sailing into the midst of the First
Opium War. The turbulent voyage brings together a diverse group of
travellers, each with their own agenda to pursue. Among them is
Kesri Singh, a sepoy in the East India Company who leads a company
of Indian sepoys; Zachary Reid, an impoverished young sailor
searching for his lost love, and Shireen Modi, a determined widow
en route to China to reclaim her opium-trader husband's wealth and
reputation. Flood of Fire follows a varied cast of characters from
India to China, through the outbreak of the First Opium War and
China's devastating defeat, to Britain's seizure of Hong Kong.
Flood of Fire is a thrillingly realised and richly populated novel,
imbued with a wealth of historical detail, suffused with the magic
of place and plotted with verve. It is a beautiful novel in its own
right, and a compelling conclusion to an epic and sweeping story -
it is nothing short of a masterpiece.
General
| Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Ibis Trilogy |
| Release date: |
June 2016 |
| First published: |
2015 |
| Authors: |
Amitav Ghosh
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 128 x 40mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
616 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7195-6902-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7195-6902-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780719569029 |
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